Scoop-out bin.



E.`F. SCHNUGK & R. L W. G. BUR-NS. scooP-ou Bm. l APPLICATION FILED MAY1915.

15228333. Patented June 5, 1917.

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EDWARD F. SCI-INUCK, OF GREENBURGH, AND ROBERT BURNS AND WILLIAM-G.BURNS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS TO JABEZ BURNS & SONS, ACORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SCOOP-OUT BIN.

Application filed May 7, 1915.

United States, and residents of New York,-

in the county of New York, State of New York, have invented certain newand useful 4 improvements in Scoop-Out Bins, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact specication.

This invention relates to scoop out bins and has particular reference toimprovements in the structure of bins used for granular or comminutedmaterials such as tea, cereals, coffee, sugar andthe like, wherein it isdesired to scoop out small quantities from time to time without causingthe entire supply to be discharged.

r[he invention consists of a chute or pipe leading from the main sourceof supply, and having its lower end suitably formed to support theweight of the material, and also provided with means for regulating thedischarge of the material from the chute into the scoop out portion.Where large quantities of these materials are carried in stock, thechute may extend from an upper iioor to the scoop out bins, and itisdesirable not only to be able to regulate the flow from the chute intothe scoop out portion so as to control the quantity in the latter, butalso to prevent overiiow and to keep the main body of material protectedfrom air and dust, and yet permitting it to flow into the scoop outportion by gravity to replace that which is taken away. To this end theinvention comprises a chute combined with a scoop out portion andlseparated by a movable door which can be set so as to permit the desiredquantity of material to flow from the chute into the scoop out portion.Some materials iiow more easily than others, and the provision of amovable door enables the flow to be controlled so that the material willneither jam in the chute, nor overflow the scoop out portion. Theinvention also consists in the detailed construction and arrangement ofparts as will be more fully understood in connection with thedescription of the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is anelevation of the invention;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917.

serial No. 26,487.

Fig. 2 is a detailed section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, and

Fig. 3 is a similar section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

1 represents a chute which ordinarily leads from an upper floor and is anumber of feetv long, so that the weight of the material containedtherein must be supported so that it will not overiiow or jam. 2represents an inclined partition extending 'from the front wall 3 of thechute diagonally to the bottom 4. This partition 2 is attached at eachend to the division partitions 6 where these bins are arranged in banks,or if arranged singly to the opposite side walls of the chutes 1. Thepartitions 2 are flanged as at 7 and are firmly riveted to the sidewalls 6 so as to support the weight of the material without bending. Thepartitions 2 only extend part way from the front 3 to the bottom 4, andend at the reinforced edge 8. The opening between the edge 8 and thebottom 4 is closed by a slide 9, which is operated by handle 10. Thisslide 9 moves in guide-ways 11 which are formed by strips of materialdoubled to form channels, which are riveted to the side walls 6, as seenin Fig. 2. In front of the slide 9 is the scoop out bin 12, whichconsists of the bottom 4 curved upwardly as at 13, side walls 6, thepartition 2 and the movable door 13, which is rhinged at 14 and swingsupwardly to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows the detailed construction whereby the partition walls 6 arestiened and at the same time form seats for the doors 13. The wallsthemselves are each provided with an angle iron 15, which is coveredwith a sheathing 16, the angle iron and sheathing being bolted to thewall 6 by a single bolt 17. In Fig. 3 is shown the construction wherethe walls 6 abut between two bins, it being seen that each bin has itsside wall 6, and angle iron 15, but one sheathing 16 and one bolt 17 areused, for fastening them together. Of course, where the wall 6 is anoutside wall, but one angle iron would be used and the sheathing wouldbe correspondingly changed, so as to be fas-f also be .seen that thewalls 6 extend outwardly beyond the angle iron and both it and the Wallare covered by the sheathing 16,V as at 18. This construction` not onlyforms side seats for the doors 13, but finishes the structure as well.

When it is desired to use this scoop out bin, the door 9 is openedsufficiently to allow the material to yflow into the'scoop out space 13without overflowing, and the usual scoops' v can then be insertedthrough they door 13 pliedl by gravity from the main supply as fastscooped out, without exposing the entiresupply to air and dust, andWithout wasteby overflow. Thus scooping out from the bottom while thefresh material Hows in at the top, continuous circulation is obtained,and accumulation of stale material in the bottom prevented.` Themounting of the slide 9 yon the scoop side of the partition 2 isofadvantage in that the partition stiiened vat 8 carries the main weightof the y material, and the slide v9-is thereby relieved,

permitting it to be moved easily. Also, `the material does not get inthe guidechannels for `the slide, as the former do not extend to thebottoml. The construction of stiffened side wall 6, whichr at the sametime forms a seat forthe doors V13 is "also of advantage, owing to itssimplicity and neatness `and the doors 13, can extend the entire widthof the Vbin. By hinging the door at 14: intermediate the top and bottomof ,the inclined front, the door stays open when thrown upwardly, as

seen by the dotted line position in Fig. 1. 19 is a stiffening rodextending across the front, and alsoY forming va bearing for the scoopwhen moved in and out.. rIhe bin of this invention 1s adapted for allkinds of materials,or for very long chutes, as adjustment of thefslide 9permits walls of said'bin betweeny said chute and said scoop outportion, channeled guide strips fastened to lsaid plate and to the sideIwalls of said bin, said guide strips extending below said partitionplate and terminating above the bottom of said bin, and a gate slidingin the channels of said guide strips. 2. In' multiple scoop out binconstruction, a plurality of bins, means for delivering materialthereto, each bin having a bottom, a rear l`wall separating ythe scoopout portion from said delivering means, sides, and a door the front forclosing the scoop out portion,side walls for-each bin comprising a plateat each side having yan angle iron interiorly secured thereto'toincrease the stiii'- ness and form opposite seats for the door, asheathing covering the angle irons and the edges of adjoining sidewalls, and a single fastening means for holding said adjoining sidewalls, angle irons and sheathingl together.4 l Y AIn testimony' whereofwe aix our signatures. Y

EDVARD F. SCHNUCK. ROBERT BURNS. VILLIAM G. BURNS.

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